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Student and staff perceptions of the international postgraduate student experience: A qualitative study of a UK university (2017)
Journal Article
Bird, E. (2017). Student and staff perceptions of the international postgraduate student experience: A qualitative study of a UK university. Journal of International Students, 7(2), 329-346

This study aimed to explore student and staff perceptions of academic, personal and social factors influencing the international postgraduate student experience at a UK University. Focus groups were conducted with international students enrolled on a... Read More about Student and staff perceptions of the international postgraduate student experience: A qualitative study of a UK university.

Is team sport the key to getting everybody active, every day? A systematic review of physical activity interventions aimed at increasing girls' participation in team sport (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Allison, R., Bird, E., & McClean, S. (2017, March). Is team sport the key to getting everybody active, every day? A systematic review of physical activity interventions aimed at increasing girls' participation in team sport. Poster presented at South West Public Health Scientific Conference, Bristol, England

Background It is estimated that 21% of boys and 16% of girls in England meet recommended physical activity guidelines. Team sport has the potential to increase physical activity level; however, studies show that gender-based factors can influence gi... Read More about Is team sport the key to getting everybody active, every day? A systematic review of physical activity interventions aimed at increasing girls' participation in team sport.

Parents’ experiences of receiving feedback from national child weight screening programmes in the UK: A mixed methods systematic review (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Preddy, A., & Bird, E. (2017, March). Parents’ experiences of receiving feedback from national child weight screening programmes in the UK: A mixed methods systematic review. Poster presented at South West Public Health Scientific Conference, Bristol, England

Aim: To examine parents’ experiences of receiving feedback from a child weight screening programme in the UK Background: Launched in England in 2005, the National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) is a mandatory school-based height and weight surve... Read More about Parents’ experiences of receiving feedback from national child weight screening programmes in the UK: A mixed methods systematic review.

Pilot evaluation of a school-based health education intervention in the UK: Facts4Life (2017)
Journal Article
Bird, E. L., & Oliver, B. (2017). Pilot evaluation of a school-based health education intervention in the UK: Facts4Life. Journal of Public Health, 39(4), 796-804. https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdx003

© The Author 2017. Background This study assessed short-term changes in children’s health and illness attitudes and health status following Facts4Life, a school-based health education intervention. Methods Children aged 7–11 years (School Years 3–6)... Read More about Pilot evaluation of a school-based health education intervention in the UK: Facts4Life.

Process evaluation of the Bristol girls dance project (2016)
Journal Article
Sebire, S. J., Edwards, M. J., Kesten, J. M., May, T., Banfield, K. J., Bird, E. L., …Jago, R. (2016). Process evaluation of the Bristol girls dance project. BMC Public Health, 16(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-016-3010-4

© 2016 Sebire et al. Background: The Bristol Girls Dance Project was a cluster randomised controlled trial that aimed to increase objectively measured moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) levels of Year 7 (age 11-12) girls through a dance-ba... Read More about Process evaluation of the Bristol girls dance project.

A pilot controlled evaluation of a primary school-based health education intervention: Facts4Life (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Bird, E., Oliver, B., & Powell, J. (2016, March). A pilot controlled evaluation of a primary school-based health education intervention: Facts4Life. Paper presented at South West Public Health Scientific Conference, Bristol, UK

Aim: This pilot controlled evaluation aimed to explore the effects of a primary school-based health education intervention, Facts4Life, on changes in children’s health and illness-related attitudes. Background: Evidence suggests that attitudes and... Read More about A pilot controlled evaluation of a primary school-based health education intervention: Facts4Life.

Using self-determination theory to promote adolescent girls' physical activity: Exploring the theoretical fidelity of the Bristol Girls Dance Project (2016)
Journal Article
Jago, R., Powell, J. E., Bird, E. L., Blair, P. S., May, T., Edwards, M. J., …Jago, R. (2016). Using self-determination theory to promote adolescent girls' physical activity: Exploring the theoretical fidelity of the Bristol Girls Dance Project. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 24, 100-110. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2016.01.009

© 2016 The Authors. Objectives: To report the theory-based process evaluation of the Bristol Girls' Dance Project, a cluster-randomised controlled trial to increase adolescent girls' physical activity. Design: A mixed-method process evaluation of the... Read More about Using self-determination theory to promote adolescent girls' physical activity: Exploring the theoretical fidelity of the Bristol Girls Dance Project.

Bristol Girls Dance Project: A cluster randomised controlled trial of an after-school dance programme to increase physical activity among 11- to 12-year-old girls (2016)
Journal Article
Jago, R., Edwards, M., Sebire, S., Bird, E., Tomkinson, K., Kesten, J., …Powell, J. (2016). Bristol Girls Dance Project: A cluster randomised controlled trial of an after-school dance programme to increase physical activity among 11- to 12-year-old girls. Public Health Research, 4(6), https://doi.org/10.3310/phr04060

Background: Many children do not meet UK physical activity (PA) guidelines. Girls are less active than boys, and the age-related decline in activity is steeper for girls. Dance is the favourite form of PA among adolescent girls in the UK. Participati... Read More about Bristol Girls Dance Project: A cluster randomised controlled trial of an after-school dance programme to increase physical activity among 11- to 12-year-old girls.

Lessons learnt from the Bristol Girls Dance Project cluster RCT: Implications for designing and implementing after-school physical activity interventions (2016)
Journal Article
Edwards, M. J., May, T., Kesten, J. M., Banfield, K., Bird, E. L., Powell, J. E., …Jago, R. (2016). Lessons learnt from the Bristol Girls Dance Project cluster RCT: Implications for designing and implementing after-school physical activity interventions. BMJ Open, 6(1), e010036. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010036

Objective: To consider implementation issues associated with the delivery of Bristol Girls Dance Project (BGDP) and to identify improvements that may aid the design of after-school physical activity (PA) interventions. Design: Two-armed cluster rando... Read More about Lessons learnt from the Bristol Girls Dance Project cluster RCT: Implications for designing and implementing after-school physical activity interventions.

Symposium paper: Economic evaluation of the Bristol Girls Dance project (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Bird, E., Powell, J., Edwards, M., Sebire, S., & Jago, R. (2015, December). Symposium paper: Economic evaluation of the Bristol Girls Dance project. Paper presented at UK Society for Behavioural Medicine: 11th Annual Scientific Meeting, Newcastle, UK

Evidence on the economic costs and health outcomes of school-based physical activity interventions is lacking. This discussion reports on the findings of the economic evaluation conducted as part of the trial. Data on resource use and costs incurre... Read More about Symposium paper: Economic evaluation of the Bristol Girls Dance project.

Effect and cost of an after-school dance programme on the physical activity of 11-12 year old girls: The Bristol Girls Dance Project, a school-based cluster randomised controlled trial (2015)
Journal Article
Jago, R., Edwards, M. J., Sebire, S. J., Tomkinson, K., Bird, E., Banfield, K., …Blair, P. S. (2015). Effect and cost of an after-school dance programme on the physical activity of 11-12 year old girls: The Bristol Girls Dance Project, a school-based cluster randomised controlled trial. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 12, Article 128. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-015-0289-y

© 2015 Jago et al. Background: The aim of this study was to examine the effectiveness and cost of an after-school dance intervention at increasing the physical activity levels of Year 7 girls (age 11-12). Methods: A cluster randomised controlled tria... Read More about Effect and cost of an after-school dance programme on the physical activity of 11-12 year old girls: The Bristol Girls Dance Project, a school-based cluster randomised controlled trial.

Health economic assessment of walking and cycling interventions in the physical environment: Interim findings from the iConnect study (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Bird, E., Powell, J., Ogilvie, D., Goodman, A., & Rutter, H. (2014, February). Health economic assessment of walking and cycling interventions in the physical environment: Interim findings from the iConnect study. Paper presented at South West Public Health Scientific Conference, Weston-Super-Mare, UK

Aim: This study (www.iconnect.ac.uk) used the Health Economic Assessment Tools (HEAT) for walking and cycling to estimate the economic value of health benefits attributable to Connect2, a programme of constructing or improving 84 local walking and... Read More about Health economic assessment of walking and cycling interventions in the physical environment: Interim findings from the iConnect study.

Understanding the social context of fatal road traffic collisions among young people: A qualitative analysis of narrative text in coroners' records (2014)
Journal Article
Pilkington, P., Bird, E., Gray, S., Towner, E., Weld, S., & McKibben, M. A. (2014). Understanding the social context of fatal road traffic collisions among young people: A qualitative analysis of narrative text in coroners' records. BMC Public Health, 14, Article 78. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-14-78

Background: Deaths and injuries on the road remain a major cause of premature death among young people across the world. Routinely collected data usually focuses on the mechanism of road traffic collisions and basic demographic data of those involved... Read More about Understanding the social context of fatal road traffic collisions among young people: A qualitative analysis of narrative text in coroners' records.

Meeting the challenges of the Health Visitor Implementation Plan at the University of the West of England, Bristol (2014)
Report
Brook, J., Salmon, D., Kimberlee, R., Orme, J., & Bird, E. (2014). Meeting the challenges of the Health Visitor Implementation Plan at the University of the West of England, Bristol

Drawing on the Health Visitor Implementation Plan (DH, 2011a) and Educating Health Visitors for a Transformed Service (DH, 2011c), this evaluation aimed to assess the extent to which the Specialist Community Public Health Nursing Programme meets the... Read More about Meeting the challenges of the Health Visitor Implementation Plan at the University of the West of England, Bristol.